Local teaching support

To study the CertHE Common Law you must enrol and study at a local teaching institution that has been approved by the university to support the course. Your application can only be submitted via an approved teaching institution.

Study materials

We will send you study materials developed by academics from the Laws consortium. These include:

Discussion forums for each module, where you can share perspectives with fellow students from all over the world, and a Director’s forum for academic queries.

The Online Library holds thousands of journal articles which you can access free of charge. Access more than 10 legal databases, including Lexis/Nexis, Westlaw and other valued materials.

Lecture Plus: for select courses, you can view a recorded lecture and engage afterwards in dedicated discussion forum.

Formative assessment: for some courses, you have an opportunity to receive feedback on how you are performing against the criteria applied by examiners.

Study skills

Your approved local teaching institution will also provide classes in study skills and, where necessary, additional English language support.

Regional revision courses

Taught by approved tutors, these are for students around the world preparing for examinations. Meet other students on the programme and focus on important areas within each module.

Assessment

All modules for the CertHE Common Law are assessed entirely by written examination. These are held in May/June and October at local examination centres around the world. You can sit a maximum of two modules in the October session.

Our examinations are set and marked by academics appointed as examiners. They reflect the same standards as those who study on-campus at the University of London Law Schools.

What qualifications do you need?

You must be aged 18+ by the date of registration and have a place to study the CertHE Common Law at an approved local teaching institution.

Each teaching institution has its own admissions criteria to determine if you are ready to study the course. Contact your chosen institution directly for its requirements.

English Language requirements

You need to demonstrate a good level of English to be admitted to our programmes. We accept a range of evidence, including proficiency test scores. If you don’t have evidence but believe you can meet the standard, we may consider your case.

Computer requirements

We set minimum basic computer requirements because your study resources are accessed via the Student Portal and it is vital that you can access this regularly. For this degree, you will also need Adobe Flash Player to view video material and a media player (such as VLC) to play video files.

You pay as you progress rather than in a single payment. The indicative costs are a guide to what you would pay if you allow for average fee increases and complete your qualification within the minimum time (with no resits).

On 1 July 2017 a Goods and Services Tax (GST) [external website] was introduced in India which applies to online services. From 1 August 2019, the University will be required to add GST at the statutory rate of 18% to its programme fees for new and continuing students resident in India.

In some countries, qualifications earned by distance and flexible learning may not be recognised by certain authorities or regulators for the purposes of public sector employment or further study. We advise you to explore the local recognition status before you register, even if you plan to receive support from a local teaching institution.

The academic direction of the CertHE Common Law is provided by a Consortium of outstanding University of London Law Schools: Birkbeck, King's, LSE, Queen Mary, SOAS and UCL.

Three of these (UCL, King’s and LSE) are ranked in the top 20 worldwide for Law (QS World Rankings 2018) and in the UK's top ten (The Complete University Guide 2018).

Programme Directors

Simon Askey is Director of Undergraduate Laws. Simon is responsible for the strategic direction of undergraduate programmes in law and the academic co-ordination of the assessment process and matters relating to student progression and performance. He began teaching law in 2001, with a primary focus on legal methods and legal skills, and he is co-author (with Ian McLeod) of Studying Law, which is in its fourth edition.

Yvonne Jacobs is Associate Director of Undergraduate Laws. Yvonne works with the Director on the academic co-ordination of the assessment process and matters relating to student progression and performance. She has previously taught at Liverpool University and held the posts of LLB Course Director at City, University of London and Principal Lecturer and Senior Personal Tutor at BPP University.

Patricia McKellar is Associate Director of Undergraduate Laws. Patricia drives the learning, teaching and assessment strategy for e-learning technologies and interactive learning, supporting college-based academic staff to create distance learning resources and to implement technology enhanced learning in their modules. She oversees the extensive student support initiatives employed by the programme and promotes and develops student engagement. She travels regularly for the programme, presents at national and international conferences and has published articles on legal education. She was in legal practice for a number of years and, prior to her appointment at University of London, was a Senior Lecturer in Legal Practice at the Glasgow Graduate School of Law at the University of Strathclyde, where she developed a number of innovative e-learning initiatives.

Without the cost of moving to London, studying for your University of London degree anywhere in the world represents excellent value for money. However, there are additional sources of support depending on where you live and how you choose to study.

UK-based students may be entitled to apply for an undergraduate Student Loan or the Sir John Cass Scholarship. Equally, some of our approved local teaching institutions around the world offer discounts or scholarships for the face-to-face tuition they offer. (Check with your local institution for details.)

Following a successful launch of the Undergraduate Laws Summer School we are pleased to announce the 2019 Summer School. In July 2018 we welcomed students from 19 different countries to London for an intensive study session for Tort law and Equity and Trusts.

The Undergraduate Laws Summer School provides an opportunity for students to attend an intensive two-week programme of lectures and tutorials per module. In 2019 students can receive face-to-face tuition from University of London tutors in the following four compulsory modules:

Tort law

Property law

Equity and Trusts

Jurisprudence and legal theory

Each two-week programme covers all the topics within the module allowing for 22 hours of lectures and 22 hours of tutorials. Attendees will be provided with access to a dedicated Summer School VLE page and a study pack for the event.

The 2019 Summer School will also include social activities, skills and careers events to enhance your learning.

This year’s Summer School will be held from Monday 22 July until Friday 16 August 2019.